Morrill writes to George Benedict about the Amherst Agricultural College, how it compares to the University of Vermont, and efforts to separate the Agricultural College from the University of Vermont.
Morrill writes to George Benedict about the use of funds allocated by the Land Grant act, and continued efforts in Vermont to start an agricultural college separate from the University of Vermont.
Topics include an assignment of a military officer to the University for instruction and Buckham's request for help from Morrill in obtaining copies of the Digest.
Morrill writes about an upcoming address to the legislature in Montpelier about state support for the Agricultural College and the University of Vermont.
Morrill writes in response to a letter from President Buckham indicating that the University would be hiring a new professor and offers his thoughts on they type of person the University should hire.
Morrill writes about the defeat of an attempt in the state legislature to separate the Agricultural College from the University of Vermont in 1890 and the response in Vermont newspapers. Morrill also requests more information about the new University trustees.
Morrill writes about visiting President Grant with Senator George Edmunds and successfully lobbying to have Lieutenant Robinson assigned to the University as its first officer of military instruction.
